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E EUGENEsAEGEANEoE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BRIDLE-BIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,452, dated December4, 1883. Application filed September 25, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, E. EUGENE SAEGEANT, of Newark, `in the county ofEssex and State oi' New Jersey, have invented Improvements in theConstruction of Bridle-Bits; and I do hereby` declare the following tobe a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making Vpart of this specication- Figure 1 beinga top view of a bit const-ructed with my improvements 5 Fig. 2, a frontview of the same; and Figs. 3, 4, and 5, views in detail, showing myimproved mode of constructing the parts of a jointed mouthpiece.

Like letters designa-te corresponding parts in all of the gures.

In the construction of j ointed mouth-pieces of malleable cast metal, Ihave made an improvement .in means for linking together the two eyes b cof the joint, as follows: The open eye b is cast with acore, so as toleave an opening of sufficient width to admit the closeeye c betweenlapped parts d d, substantially as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. These lapparts have ends of square form or slightly inclined form outwardly, asshown, and the corresponding shoulders, e e, against which the ends areto fit, are of corresponding form-that is, square or slightlyundercut-so that when the two lap parts are swaged or pressed together aclose joint will be made, and one not liable to become opened or startedin the slightest degree. Besides, to obtain the best results, I makelittle protuberances or ridges ff on the outer edges at the ends ofthelapped parts, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. Then, when the parts arepressed together, these ridges are swaged down or spilled7 over 4theadjacent seams, thereby filling the seams and making a better job thanwould otherwise be possible for making a smooth and un broken surface.This joint is a strong and eX- cellent one, cheaply made, and produces asuperior bit. This means of making an open eye to receive another `partand closing the eye is applicable to any part of a bit or mounting aswell as to a jointed mouth-piece.

I claim as my invention- I. In a bridle-bit, the eye b of a jointedmouth-piece, cast with open lapped parts d d, each adapt-ed to fitagainst a shoulder on the opposite part, substantially as and for thepur pose herein specified.

2. A bridle-bit provided with an eye cast with lapped parts d d andprotuberances f f thereon, substantiallyas and for the purpose hereinspecified.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name in the presence of twowitnesses.

E. EUGENE` SARGEANT.

Witnesses:

FREDK. S. FIsH, DEAN BUEGEss.

